Results from the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections

Nancy Molnar The Times-Reporter @nmolnarTRStaff Reporter

Tuesday

May 8, 2018 at 8:38 PMMay 8, 2018 at 8:49 PM

NEW PHILADELPHIA With only absentee ballots counted, Dover Council President Shane Gunnoe is leading a five-man field of candidates competing for the Republican nomination for the 98th District in the Ohio House of Representatives.

In Tuscarawas County, Gunnoe had 421 votes, leading Uhrichsville Law Director Brett Hillyer, who had 275 votes, and New Philadelphia businessman Greg Ress, who had 242 votes. Others in the race are Mark Behrendt of New Philadelphia, with 65 votes, and Larry V. Hawthorne of Mineral City, with 52 votes.

In the general election, the winner of the Republican primary will face Democrat Jeremiah Johnson, formerly a mayor and councilman in Sugarcreek.

The winner in the general election will succeed state Rep. Al Landis, R-Dover, who will leave office at the end of this year due to term limits.

A countywide 0.5 percent sales tax for emergency communications was passing by a narrow margin, with absentee ballots and two New Philadelphia precincts counted. There were 1,291 votes favoring the tax, and 1,183 against.

A 6.5 mill renewal levy for New Philadelphia City Schools was passing with 577 favorable votes compared to 484 votes against.

Two levies appeared to be failing in Garaway Local Schools. A 5.8-mill levy had 60 votes in favor, and 68, against. An additional 3-mill levy had 49 votes in favor and 76 against.

Consult timesreporter.com throughout the evening for election updates.

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